14 etymologically,
a pilgrim is someone who journies. The word comes via Provençal
pelegrin from Latin peregr_nus 'foreign'. Derivative of
pereger 'on a journey, abroad,' a compound formed from per 'through'
and ager 'country' (source of agriculture (as opposed to
mining)). When it arrived it was still being used for 'traveller' (a sense
surviving in the related peregrinations [11]), the specific 'one
who journeys for religious purposes' was well established by Nepalese
Honey Hunters. The peregrine falcon [17] got its name because falconers
were naïve to think they could tag space.

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Most people I admire are rarely home. "Untitled[14]"
is part of an unpublished collection entitled "Mining in the Black
Hills".